Evil Quotes

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Mr. President, the cause of this great discontent in the country, the cause of the evils which we now suffer and which we now fear,… — John J. Crittenden
If a man sets his heart on benevolence he will be free from evil. — Confucius
Wars are not all evil, they are part of the grand machinery by which this world is governed. — William Tecumseh Sherman
When our conscience bothers us, whether we admit it or not, we often try to justify it by correcting others, or by finding fault with… — Fulton J. Sheen
Human life cannot be formless. We live by patterns. We move in comradeships. Conformity is evil when it distorts, flattens, and erases fruitful ways, strong… — Herman Wouk
But some of the nonsense was evil, since it concealed great crimes. For example, teachers of children in the United States of America wrote this… — Kurt Vonnegut
If we say that monsters [people who do terrible evil] are beyond forgiving, we give them a power they should never have...they are given the… — Lewis B. Smedes
Blunted unto goodness is the heart which anger never stirreth, but that which hatred swelleth, is keen to carve out evil. — Martin Farquhar Tupper
You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss… — T.H. White
Here is my challenge. Name one ethical statement made, or one ethical action performed, by a believer that could not have been uttered or done… — Christopher Hitchens
To discuss evil in a manner implying neutrality, is to sanction it. — Ayn Rand
In existing States a fresh law is looked upon as a remedy for evil. Instead of themselves altering what is bad, people begin by demanding… — Peter Kropotkin
There are some troubles from which mankind can never escape .... have never claimed that liberty will bring perfection; they simply say that its results… — Benjamin Tucker
The State is said by some to be a necessary evil; it must be made unnecessary. — Benjamin Tucker
Thus does a 'necessary evil' become an idol. Maybe we're stuck with it. But do we have to worship it? — Joseph Sobran
The essence of government is force, and most often that force is used to accomplish evil ends. — Walter E. Williams
Heretics are not to be disputed with, but to be condemned unheard, and whilst they perish by fire, the faithful ought to pursue the evil… — Martin Luther
Whomever the Lord has adopted and deemed worthy of His fellowship ought to prepare themselves for a hard, toilsome, and unquiet life, crammed with very… — John Calvin
To do nothing evil is good; to wish nothing evil is better. — Claudius
Lo, how to conquer evil thoughts?Easy! One thing, just try -Imagine you are the ocean vast,You are the boundless sky. — Sri Chinmoy

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